Author Archives: Guthlac

Well I have just completed part 1 of the Big Canvas project – paint the canvas background. I was initially going to roller the whole canvas a very light blue but when I saw how this was working out I thought that was actually better. By the way it… Continue reading →

Oh I just can’t wait. The Thick Of Ithttp://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/37/The-Thick-of-It.html — Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store.www.zite.comSent from my iPad Continue reading →

Over the past few months I have posted on this subject a number of times a and I don’t know if a I have still got any answers as to whether I have made progress because I am not sure I know where I am going with my art at the moment. However, sett… Continue reading →

I’ve been messing about with watercolour and I think I’m starting to get some interesting results. The two images are a before and after and give me ideas on what could be achieved. It also gives me an idea as to what I need to do to improve.Sent … Continue reading →

I suppose this is one way to pass the time away on a flight.Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk Continue reading →

This morning I had two more post from different blog sites mentioning the incredible work of Samuel Silva – here is one of them. Again, one can only marvel at the skill level required, for me it is the skin tones – how on earth did he managed to d… Continue reading →

The other day I posted a spoof about the iPhone 5 being an SLR – well perhaps it wasn’t that much of a spoof after all. http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/08/22/Nikon-announces-gingerbread-Android-p… Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

I’m not sure how accurate this story might be but if it is true then it is a poor indictment of the state of local politics in the USA. Thank good we have much more enlightened local politics (ha ha) in the UK! http://www.treehugger.com/environmen… Continue reading →

Well I wish them well, I wonder which country will top the condom use table? How many condoms will be used in the Athlete???s Village at the Paralympics?http://blogs.channel4.com/paralympics/2012/08/22/how-many-condoms-will-be-used-in-the-athletes-v… Continue reading →

This is an amazing drawing, simply phenomenal but it does raise the age old question about the artistic worth of reproducing photo realistic art works. I have no answer to this question other than to say beyond the mind blowing skill you have to a… Continue reading →